By Toni Venditti
Norah Seed is an audio engineer who has worked in Live Sound for over 25 years. She has worked in theatre, television, and AV. She currently heads the audio department for the Shell Theatre in Alberta, Canada.
Finding your day rate isn’t easy for anyone at first. It’s a math problem that includes, working with some of the most complicated and random variables. You have to ask other professionals in the area, do the research, and worst of all – assign a number to your worth as a professional. Let’s walk through it together. (more…)
“Murphy’s Law” is when something bad happens unexpectedly at the worst possible time. (more…)
In Part 1 of this 2-part blog, I introduced my challenge of creating a modern sound design to fit a baroque opera staged in a 19th-century music hall, including my initial approach to the space and decisions about amplification. This part will cover creating the soundscape for the pre-show and prologue, speaker positions and the issue of levels. (more…)
Cynthia Daniels is a two-time Grammy award-winning (‘02 & ‘11) recording engineer most known for her extensive work in Broadway musicals (The Producers, Flower Drum Song, etc.) and TV/Film (World News Tonight, 20/20, MTV). Besides engineering, she has garnered a ‘07 Emmy Award for her work as a composer and music supervisor for the daytime series “Guiding Light.” Cynthia has worked with many renowned artists such as Julie Andrews, Alec Baldwin, Paul McCartney, Chaka Khan, Sarah Jessica Parker, just to name a few. Her Easthampton recording space MonkMusic Studios, designed by John Storyk, has been nominated for a TEC Award and is home to renowned productions such as Beyonce’s “God Made You Beautiful” and Randy Brecker’s “Randypop.” Aside from her thriving career in music engineering and production, she devotes her time to supporting emerging artists through the fledging independent label MonkMusic Records. (more…)
SoundGirls.Org Members have been invited to intern at The Ventura Theater, Ventura CA. The internship is casual and open to their show schedule – Upcoming Schedule.
If you are interested in interning, please be aware that you are expected to show up on time and work the agreed upon hours. Typically from load in through load out. This is a working internship – please do not apply if you do not plan to work and learn.
If you are interested, please review the show schedule and email a cover letter stating why you would like to intern to soundgirls@soundgirls.org. Sending us a message on social media will be ignored.
Please include the following information
Full Name
Phone Number
Date and Show you want to work
Shadow Gil Eva Craig on the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra U.S. Tour
SoundGirl Gil Eva Craig is coming to the states. She will be touring with the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra. She has graciously offered SG Members the chance to come shadow her during the tour. Please keep in mind, she is on tour , working and the gig is top priority. If you are interested in coming to one of the gigs – please email – soundgirls@soundgirls.org
Please include the following
Gil can only accommodate one or two people per show – first come – first served.
The SoundGirls.Org North Carolina Chapter will be taking a road trip on Feb. 20th (12pm) to visit Karen Kane Music Productions. Space is limited to six members only. First Come – First Served – RSVP soundgirls@soundgirls.org
About Karen Kane:
SoundGirls.Org Profile on Karen Kane
Since the 1970’s, Karen Kane has produced and/or engineered over 200 full-length album projects and has engineeredhundreds of live sound shows. Currently, she runs her own audio production studio, Karen Kane Music Productions in Wilmington, North Carolina. Besides music recording, mixing and mastering, her Wilmington recording studio is also where she teaches Audio Engineering and Music Production. In 2012, she expanded her teaching career by joining the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington as the Instructor for the Recording Technology program.
“Does an opera need sound design?” a lighting designer colleague queried when I told them about my latest job as the sound designer for a re-discovered baroque opera staged in a 19th-century music hall. (more…)